Unité d’Habitation – Collective Housing
Most of the houses built in Turkey may have a similar style and structure. Unité d’Habitation tells a different story. Designed by Le Corbusier, this building is an important example of modernist architecture. To share an interesting statistic, the Unité d’Habitation has been in service since its completion in 1952 and is still considered not just a housing unit but a symbol of a lifestyle. The architectural design of this impressive building is synonymous with concepts such as Le Corbusier design, concrete structures and brutalist architecture. At the same time, Unité d’Habitation, a revolution in public housing, is also recognized…
Solís Theater -Restore Inspiration
The Solís Theater in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, was built in 1856 by the Italian Carlo Zucchi. The Solís Theater is located in the city of Montevideo. Although the altitude of the city is only 43 meters, the origin of its name is quite interesting. There are at least two different arguments explaining the meaning of the name ‘Montevideo’: The first is that it comes from the Portuguese “Monte vide eu” (“I see a mountain”) and the second is that it comes from the Spanish “Monte VI De Este a Oeste” (“the sixth mountain from east to west”). The…